NBA

Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
21-20, 7-13 Away

vs

24-19, 14-10 Home
Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 63.3%
Heat: 36.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W2
117.8 Points Against 117.4
5-5 Last Ten Games 7-3
119.4 Points Per Game 120.0
47 Field Goal % 47
37 Three Point % 36
45.3 Rebounds Per Game 44.3
28.5 Assists Per Game 28.8
4.4 Blocks Per Game 5.1
9.2 Steals Per Game 8.8
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.6
14.5 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.3
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Darius Garland, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Dean Wade, F Out Jan 15
Max Strus, G Out Jan 6
Chris Livingston, F Out Jan 4
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikola Jovic, F Day-To-Day Jan 17
Jaime Jaquez Jr., F Out Jan 16
Davion Mitchell, G Out Jan 16
Tyler Herro, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Terry Rozier, G Out Oct 23

Heat Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ MIN L 122-94
@ IND L 123-99
@ OKC L 124-112
vs PHX W 127-121
vs BOS L 119-114

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ MIN L 131-122
vs MIN W 146-134
vs UTAH L 123-112
@ PHI W 133-107
@ PHI W 117-115

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 23 18 .561 - W2
Miami 21 20 .512 2 L1
Atlanta 20 23 .465 4 L2
Charlotte 15 26 .366 8 W1
Washington 10 30 .250 12.5 L5

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 29 10 .744 - W1
Cleveland 24 19 .558 7 W2
Chicago 19 22 .463 11 L1
Milwaukee 17 24 .415 13 L3
Indiana 10 32 .238 20.5 W1
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